Small Screen Star Wars

Star Wars has been a part of small screen history ever since the premiere of the infamous Christmas Special in 1978. Since then, animated classics like ‘Droids’, and ‘Ewoks’, to modern day epics like ‘The Clone Wars’ and ‘Rebels’, have shown that Star Wars is more than just the theatrical films. Disney+ has since brought new life to the franchise with the likes of ‘The Mandalorian’, ‘Obi-Wan: Kenobi’, ‘Andor’ and more. Right now, Star Wars IS the small screen. Julian Meush and Rachel Wilkinson break down, dissect, and review new episodes of Star War every week as they air on Disney+.

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The Mandalorian S1E1

Julian Meush November 14, 2019

It's been a long time in the making! Years of planning, blood, sweat, and tears, but it's finally here! I'm talking of course about Small Screen Star Wars - Tower of Babbles latest spin-off show. On this first official episode Julian and Daniel discuss their impressions on the Disney+ streaming service (including the surprise 4k remasters of the all of the Star Wars movies!) as well as look forward to the future of Star Wars, which is looking much more TV heavy than it ever has in the past. Then they review Chapter 1 of The Mandalorian, the ACTUAL long awaited show that finally brings live-action Star Wars to... the small screen!

Trailer - The Mandalorian and Pablo Hidalgo

Julian Meush November 12, 2019

With the launch of Disney+, so too comes the launch of another Tower of Babble recap podcast. This one however, much like the source materiel, is bigger than just one show - It’s an entire galaxy! Julian Meush, Daniel D’Souza, and Jeremy Kozier, bring their podcasting talents to the world of Star Wars. Listen as they discuss some of their favourite Star Wars films in anticipation of the launch of The Mandalorian. The flagship series for Disney+ and the show that will kick off a new chapter in Star Wars history. As a bonus, enjoy an interview with Lucasfilm Executive, Pablo Hidalgo, that Julian and Dan were lucky enough to conduct at FanQuest 2018.

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